[pct-l] Multipurpose Nalgene

[msaenz at mve-architects.com (Mike Saenz)]

Or

Do as I do.

Use a sharpie to mark often used increments (4 cups, 1 cup, 1/2 cup, ect.) for food prep on the side of your Nalgene.

Do same for phrases you think you'll need in most any language using: http://babelfish.altavista.com/

?d?nde puedo comprar una cerveza?
?puedo tener una de sus tortillas?
?_ yo tener agua parte! _
?cu?nto para sus mujeres?

 


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-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Paul Magnanti
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:19 AM
To: PCT MailingList
Subject: [pct-l] Multipurpose Nalgene

very year PCTers (and to a lesser extend CDTers) wonder about bumping into illegals along the trail.

Or maybe you just want to strike up a conversation with the locals who may speak Spanish as their primary language?

If you hike parts of the CDT, you will often see sheep herders in the backcountry  who only speak Spanish (saw one on the CT/CDT near Searles Pass last year).

If you are like most gringos, your command of Spanish is rudimentary at best [1].

The solution?

Why a Nalgene with handy, dandy Spanish phrases! :)

http://www.bottlesintranslation.com/

Made right here in the People's Republic of Boulder, CO.

OK...I would never use a $15 water bottle, but hey, I thought it was pretty clever. A nice conversation piece! (groan...)


Mags

[1] I am further handicapped that when I do try to use Spanish words, I tend to say it like a person tring to speak bad Italian with an equally bad northeastern accent.  What I did to the small So. Cal. town names was atrocious! ;)


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